Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
Single only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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